Article: Can you look good for ?25?; As discount shops boom, we asked a Chanel girl to buy at the bottom end ...

Article: Asda bid rumours denied by Matalan
Evening News - Scotland;  June 13, 2003 ;     391 words ......supermarket group Asda. Shares in Matalan are trading at half...A spokesman for Asda, whose George clothing...seen as a rival to Matalan's budget offerings...owner as is shown by Matalan's current performance and Asda has yet to conduct...

Article: Matalan.
Financial News;  August 27, 2001 ;     223 words ......relationship between Asda and its American parent, Wal-Mart. Matalan, which removed its own...to design clothes for Asda. Financial Times Matalan has been without a chief...position as head of one of Matalan's rivals - Asda Wal-Mart's George clothing...

Article: Matalan shops at Asda for new finance director
The Independent - London;  August 14, 2002 ;     389 words ...THE NEW chief executive of Matalan returned to Asda to beef up the discount retailer...year. Paul Mason, who joined Matalan from Asda in January, poached Phil Dutton...February, Andy Clarke joined Matalan from Asda as its retail director and...

Article: No offer from Asda, says Matalan family.(Business)
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  June 13, 2003 ;     352 words ......supermarket chain Asda. A spokeswoman for...family owns 52pc of Matalan's downtrodden shares...their shares while Asda and its American...speculation. Shares in Matalan, which are trading...value end of trade.'' Matalan is involved in an...rival retail giant Asda in the value ...

Article: Asda going for Matalan?(Business)
The Birmingham Post (England);  June 13, 2003 ;     321 words ......circling discount retailer Matalan sent shares in the group soaring...snapped up by supermarket chain Asda. Matalan said it had not received an offer from Asda, while the Wal-Mart owned...comment. A spokeswoman for Matalan said only last Wednesday at...come less than a week after ...

Article: Wal-Mart May Offer to Purchase British Discount Retailer Matalan.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  June 15, 2003 ;     640 words ......senior level in Matalan have indicated...entertain an offer from Asda. It makes sense...including former Asda boss Paul Mason. Mason was ousted as Matalan chief executive...Another former Asda executive Andy Clarke, Matalan's retail director...

Article: Cut-price retailer Matalan shops at Asda for its new chief executive
The Independent - London;  August 25, 2001 ;     408 words ...MATALAN, THE out-of-town discount...the president of the Asda supermarket chain...Mason, 41, has left Asda with immediate effect and will join Matalan later this year. He...competition between Matalan and its George clothing...expressed surprise at Asda's willingness to allow...

Article: Asda poised to bid GBP 1bn for Matalan
Scotland on Sunday;  June 15, 2003 ;     203 words ...WAL-MART, owner of the Asda supermarket chain...discount retail chain Matalan. The two companies...that would give Asda another outlet for...in the company. Matalan chairman John Hargreaves...including former Asda boss Paul Mason...source close to Matalan said: "At least...senior level ...

Article: Matalan shares soar at rumour of takeover.(Features)
The Journal (Newcastle, England);  June 13, 2003 ;     244 words ......supermarket chain Asda. Matalan said it had not received an offer from Asda, while the Wal-Mart-own...family own 52pc of Matalan, could be tempted...predator, in particular Asda, as it would put...than a week after Asda said it was to open...supermarket's George range. Matalan ...

Article: MONEY : Asda's clothing in on Matalan.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  June 13, 2003 ;     139 words ...RUMOURS of a bid by Asda for Matalan sent shares in the...after a poor year. Matalan, based in Skelmersdale...received an offer from Asda, while the Wal- Mart...predator, in particular Asda, as it would put...market position. Matalan have 163 stores as...

Article: The best kept secret in retailing; Corporate Profile; Matalan In 1985, a former market trader opened a store in Preston called Matalan, selling cheap clothes. Today, his company has nearly 100 outlets, is worth more than Debenhams and is set to start selling cars, insurance, loans and pets. And even southerners are starting to wake up to this success story
The Independent - London;  October 27, 1999 ;     700+ words ......green creation. "This one from Asda's George label is pounds 24...58-year-old founder and chairman of Matalan. Two years ago, few had heard of Matalan outside its heartland in the...Sam's Club owned by Wal-Mart, Matalan shoppers pay an initial pounds...

Article: MATALAN (MTN).
Investors Chronicle;  September 23, 2005 ;     605 words ...191p - General retailers - Matalan was once the darling of the...Most notably, supermarkets Asda and Tesco have cottoned on...head-on and, worryingly for Matalan, are set to increase the space...opened a lot of new outlets, Asda's George brand has been developed...this competitive onslaught, ...

Article: Fashion faux pas costs Matalan as shoppers stay away.(Business)
The Birmingham Post (England);  June 5, 2003 ;     439 words ......Cheryl Cole Budget retailer Matalan yesterday revealed just how...such as Peacock, Primark and Asda's George label, plunged as...watchers said the problems at Matalan went beyond fashion faux pars...have long held the belief that Matalan's business model is flawed...figures, released in advance of ...

Article: Matalan overpaid supplier by pounds 1.1m
The Independent - London;  April 20, 2002 ;     368 words ......receive only a commission on those orders but invoiced Matalan for the costs of the whole order too. Matalan was also paying the overseas supplier directly for the same goods. Matalan said the pounds 1.1m loss would be included in its results...pounds 105m. The incident is a blow to the credibility of ...